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after the election he will get more backbone. number two, with regard to iraq, you and i agreed that there should have been a status of forces agreement. >> that's not true. >> oh you didn't? you did not want a status of forces agreement? >> i would not have left 10,000 troops in iraq that would tie us down. that certainly would not help us in the middle east. >> i'm sorry you actually -- there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement. and i concurred in that and id we should have some number of troops that stayed on. that was something i concurred with, your posture, my posture as well. i thought it should have been 5,000. i thought it should have been more troops. the answer we got was no troops whatsoever. >> just a few weeks ago you indicated we should have troops in iraq. >> i'm sorry i indicated -- >> your speech -- >> i indicated that you failed to put in place a status of forces agreement at the end of the conflict that existed. >> governor, here is one thing. here is one thing i lea
after the election he will get more backbone. number two, with regard to iraq, you and i agreed that there should have been a status of forces agreement. >> that's not true. >> oh you didn't? you did not want a status of forces agreement? >> i would not have left 10,000 troops in iraq that would tie us down. that certainly would not help us in the middle east. >> i'm sorry you actually -- there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces...
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he lost his last bid for re-election. those who knew arlen specter well, senator bob casey joining us now by phone. thanks for joining us and our hearts go out to the family mourning the passing of arlen specter. you described senator, as, quote, a statesman and a problem solver. what in your kept in this fight as a lawmaker for 30 years. >> he tried to work with people in both parties and was very successful in those efforts, but he became as many of us do became increasingly frustrated with the partisanship in washington. but he never stopped fighting, he never stopped working on behalf of the people of our commonwealth and we benefitted tremendously from his work and there's a lot of legacies and a lot of results that we can point to, but one of them is focus on research, the national institutes of health, it's a great testament to his work. >> how does he inspire you? earlier i spoke with patrick leahy about what almost seems to be a distongue shung of generations, that arlen specter and many other veterans on capitol
he lost his last bid for re-election. those who knew arlen specter well, senator bob casey joining us now by phone. thanks for joining us and our hearts go out to the family mourning the passing of arlen specter. you described senator, as, quote, a statesman and a problem solver. what in your kept in this fight as a lawmaker for 30 years. >> he tried to work with people in both parties and was very successful in those efforts, but he became as many of us do became increasingly frustrated...
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so they want their voices heard today that come election time, they say they will be heard. ashleigh? >> alison kosik for us live outside the state capitol in lansing, michigan. and of course, that state, michigan, synonymous with the auto industry and union jobs. in fact, it is the birthplace of the unusual united autoworkers or uaw union. so for michigan to become a right to work state could be quite a blow, especially to the uaw. our poppy harlow is live outside, also in the snow, but with the president of the uaw. so take it away, poppy. maybe you can get some reaction live for us on the scene. >> reporter: absolutely, ashleigh. well, this is the birthplace of the united autoworkers and with me now is bob king, the president of the united autoworkers. to give our viewers some perspective, when you think union, you think uaw and bob king. so no one better to weigh in on the union perspective for us. bottom line, we were just talking, and you said, looks like this is going to pass. i know the governor is going to sign it, because he told me that on friday. what does this m
so they want their voices heard today that come election time, they say they will be heard. ashleigh? >> alison kosik for us live outside the state capitol in lansing, michigan. and of course, that state, michigan, synonymous with the auto industry and union jobs. in fact, it is the birthplace of the unusual united autoworkers or uaw union. so for michigan to become a right to work state could be quite a blow, especially to the uaw. our poppy harlow is live outside, also in the snow, but...
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of information about what's going on in this election. all the features we have here is a section on issues. you can click on whatever issue is important to you, whether it's health care, immigration, foreign policy. i just want to show you the kinds of things you can learn about. but for example for the environment, you can see highway president obama refers to the policy being an all of the above policy. he also said there's been 5 million green jobs there,'s an estimate of about 3.1 million. milt romney pushes for more green drilling. we also have back on my screen here, a rundown of nine different hot points, flash points on which people disagree on energy. so if you go to cnn.com/election. everything i just showed you,
of information about what's going on in this election. all the features we have here is a section on issues. you can click on whatever issue is important to you, whether it's health care, immigration, foreign policy. i just want to show you the kinds of things you can learn about. but for example for the environment, you can see highway president obama refers to the policy being an all of the above policy. he also said there's been 5 million green jobs there,'s an estimate of about 3.1 million....
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." >>> the economy is issue number one in this year's presidential election. check out what folks in washington had to say on the sunday morning talk shows today. >> if the economy doesn't improve between now and september or october, i don't think president obama will be re-elected. if he gets an economy that starts improving then it could be anybody's ball game. >> we're certainly happy to talk a little about mitt romney and his record of not creating jobs in virtually every step of his life. that's what this campaign is going to be about. who are you going to be better off with in the next four years. >> i'm totally committed to romney's election. i think given this economy, this level of unemployment, this level of deficits, it's very likely he will win and i think that you'll see it pull away in september and october. >> horrible things are happening in syria. this administration has a feckless foreign policy which abandons american leadership. i know because i visit with these people that they are ready to help these people and they are already helping t
." >>> the economy is issue number one in this year's presidential election. check out what folks in washington had to say on the sunday morning talk shows today. >> if the economy doesn't improve between now and september or october, i don't think president obama will be re-elected. if he gets an economy that starts improving then it could be anybody's ball game. >> we're certainly happy to talk a little about mitt romney and his record of not creating jobs in...
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if they find it influenced the election, which obviously it would have because if it came out that he impregnated rielle hunter, that would have destroyed him immediately, that's sufficient. they must find he knew it was a violation of the law. i don't think the jury is going to disagree with that. they are going to think this man, lawyer, politician knew and i think they will convict him. >> all right, richard. you think there's a conviction. avery, i'm hearing doubt. >> still up in the air. >> move onto another case. much of the facts up in the air, at least the conclusion. talking about george zimmerman in the trayvon martin case a mountain of evidence revealed by the prosecutors. they had this treasure trove of evidence, now revealing it publicly. among those pictures of george zimmerman, his injuries, lacerations to the head, some cuts on his nose. his defense trying to substantiate that he was defending himself, that he was being beaten up by trayvon martin. at the same time there was also videotape that was shared of trayvon martin and how very casually he was buying skittles a
if they find it influenced the election, which obviously it would have because if it came out that he impregnated rielle hunter, that would have destroyed him immediately, that's sufficient. they must find he knew it was a violation of the law. i don't think the jury is going to disagree with that. they are going to think this man, lawyer, politician knew and i think they will convict him. >> all right, richard. you think there's a conviction. avery, i'm hearing doubt. >> still up...
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we don't have general election -- competitive general elections. the reality is more and more republicans after this election are declaring their independence from the pledge and from activists and saying we got to get serious about the business of governing, in the national interests, and put the special interests aside, on both sides. that's essentially getting the deal done. >> the fact you have two of the top republican senators, flirting to break with grover norquist and consider raising rates on the wealthy, they both face re-election in 2014, saxby chambliss and lindsey graham. i find that interesting. you find that interesting? >> it is interesting. the fact they're from the south as well. georgia, where you're talking from, saxby chambliss, south carolina, lindsey graham, where my folks live. that's why these two stands are profiles in courage. bob corker got re-elected to six years. it takes real courage for some folks who are coming up in the next cycle to do this. that's why they call it profiles in courage. it is a tradition we haven't
we don't have general election -- competitive general elections. the reality is more and more republicans after this election are declaring their independence from the pledge and from activists and saying we got to get serious about the business of governing, in the national interests, and put the special interests aside, on both sides. that's essentially getting the deal done. >> the fact you have two of the top republican senators, flirting to break with grover norquist and consider...
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what are our elected representatives doing? barely anything. history has a way of repeating itself. let's hope not this time. do you believe the united states could be rome before the fall? how would you fix this economy and how long do you think it will take? tell me at facebook or via twitter. let's keep the conversation going. back now to cnn saturday for the latest headlines. >>> from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is cnn's "saturday morning." >> we will bring to justice those who took them from us. >> u.s. embassies under attack. a film sparking rage in the muslim world is blamed for protests against america in more than a dozen countries, and the deaths of four americans. they are breaking points, the thresholds of no return. and maybe who separates east from war. they're called red lines. all morning we're putting them in focus. >>> jeffrey mcdonald in prison for the grizzly murder of his wife and daughters in 1970. but academy award-winner aerol morris says he may be innocent. i'll talk to him live. good morning, everyone. it is 10:00 on the east coast. 7:00 a.m. ou
what are our elected representatives doing? barely anything. history has a way of repeating itself. let's hope not this time. do you believe the united states could be rome before the fall? how would you fix this economy and how long do you think it will take? tell me at facebook or via twitter. let's keep the conversation going. back now to cnn saturday for the latest headlines. >>> from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is cnn's "saturday morning." >> we will...
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but beyond this election, and i say this to everybody, the election is just an interim step and then you have the next struggle. we had to work for eight months in 1981 to pass the reagan tax cuts. i mean, look at what's scott walker is going new in wisconsin. if you want really big change, the election just starts the dants. it doesn't end it. and so every conservative should be prepared to work every single day, long beyond this election, to bring to bear the best ideas and to develop the best future. now, i think in the reagan tradition that there is a shining future ahead. i think has gone dmaggie and ro generation whether live in a treer, more prosperous america with greater opportunities. i'm not totally certain i will get to the moon coal lony. i'm certain maggie and -- >> there you have it, 15, 20 minutes new that, somewhere in the middle we did hear newt gingrich say he is suspending his campaign for the nomination for president. i want to bring in matt, patient sitting alongside with me, adviser of former speaker of the house. so here's my question to you. he finally mentio
but beyond this election, and i say this to everybody, the election is just an interim step and then you have the next struggle. we had to work for eight months in 1981 to pass the reagan tax cuts. i mean, look at what's scott walker is going new in wisconsin. if you want really big change, the election just starts the dants. it doesn't end it. and so every conservative should be prepared to work every single day, long beyond this election, to bring to bear the best ideas and to develop the...
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appreciate it. >>> this past week, we had an historic election and some historic moments in the election coverage. the highlights next. ñç@rÑo >>> there was the election and then there was the craziness around the election. from karl rove's on-air meltdown as the projections rolled in two a twitter tirade from donald trump, didn't catch it all? here's a quick clip from our jeanne moos to show you how it all played out. >> president obama has been reelected. >> president of the united states. >> it was a hard-fought battle. >> reporter: after painting a bleak picture of president obama's second term, fox commentator dr. charles kratham er said -- >> as a psychiatrist, i will write prescriptions -- >> reporter: what would an election night be without a donald trump angle? after mitt romney's loss, trump tweeted, this election is a total sham and travesty. we should have a revolution in this country. the exit for mitt romney was ohio. but after fox news called ohio for obama, the network's own best-known commentator objected. >> we have to be careful about calling things. >> that's awkwa
appreciate it. >>> this past week, we had an historic election and some historic moments in the election coverage. the highlights next. ñç@rÑo >>> there was the election and then there was the craziness around the election. from karl rove's on-air meltdown as the projections rolled in two a twitter tirade from donald trump, didn't catch it all? here's a quick clip from our jeanne moos to show you how it all played out. >> president obama has been reelected. >>...
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you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. have an ambassador here, as well. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this country put behind it some of these struggles of the past. the president saying, that by coming here it will provide some encouragement on that long road to democracy. don? >> dan, i'm being informed that pictures we were looking at were indeed live. we weren't sure because we weren't in control of the pictures. but again, the president leaving. just real quick as we look at this, talk to me a little bit more about the trip. aung san suu kyi, she encouraged this trip. >> she really did and remember, she also went to washington back in september and met with the president. very much wanted the president to come here. because, as you know, there's only one first time that the president can come here, and that is a very strong signal to the people of t
you had these elections, parliamentary elections. another award from the u.s. they opened an embassy. have an ambassador here, as well. so they point out there are these little steps that this country has taken and that the u.s. has rewarded them, but at the same time, there is a long way to go. no one believes this country put behind it some of these struggles of the past. the president saying, that by coming here it will provide some encouragement on that long road to democracy. don? >>...
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before barack obama turned virginia blue, who was the last democrat to win the state in the presidential election? yeah, that's a good one. you can tweet me the answer. i'll let you know who gets the right answer first. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. mom: ready t♪ go to work? ♪ ♪ ♪ every mom needs a little helper. that's why i got a subaru. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> before the break, i asked who was the last democrat before barack obama to win virginia? the answer is lbj. johnson carried the state in 1964. a big congratulations to mike bates for tweeting me the right answer first. nicely done. >>> welcome back once again. maria cardona and amy holmes are with me talking politics. amy, cnn has learned that in the vice presidential vetting process, the romney camp ask
before barack obama turned virginia blue, who was the last democrat to win the state in the presidential election? yeah, that's a good one. you can tweet me the answer. i'll let you know who gets the right answer first. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive...
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did you see these momentous shifts in the last election coming? >> no. no. i didn't. obviously, as you indicated, in your opening remarks, it is still against federal law to smoke, to possess, to sell marijuana. it is still -- a schedule one controlled substance and so -- even though under state law it may be lawful and in washington state and in colorado, i believe, january 5, it will become lawful. nonetheless, the u.s. attorney in washington has been very clear in saying that it is a violation of federal law and our job as department of justice employees is to enforce federal law. >> do you agree with the federal law? do you agree the federal law should remain that -- pot use and -- smoking, trafficking, selling, administering taxes on, pot use, should all be illegal state to state? >> well, listen, that law represents value judgment of congress as to what is right important the american people. so -- you asked me whether or not i had personal views about it, i certainly do. as a general manner it does represent the will of the people through the actions by congres
did you see these momentous shifts in the last election coming? >> no. no. i didn't. obviously, as you indicated, in your opening remarks, it is still against federal law to smoke, to possess, to sell marijuana. it is still -- a schedule one controlled substance and so -- even though under state law it may be lawful and in washington state and in colorado, i believe, january 5, it will become lawful. nonetheless, the u.s. attorney in washington has been very clear in saying that it is a...
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rethink possible. >>> the presidential election is down to the final two months. mitt romney and president barack obama are going city to city saying that the party sies and messages are different and you saw just how different in the republican and the democratic national conventions. t joining me is huffington blogger and i know that you watched both of the conventions and many people are talking about the perceived lack of diversity at the rnc and what did you make of it? >> well, if you looked at the crowd as them ka ra panned back and forth across the two conventions, as far as diversity clearly the republicans were way more caucasian-friendly, and you know, the democrats rhea really interested in gratuitous multiculturalism, and when the camera panned for a random sampling of the dnc, you would see like a gay, disabled and turban next to african-american hasidic veteran and it is like they were not trying to go for the same homogenous effect that the republicans are so good at. >> not the way you put it, no. let's talk about the music choices. the dnc really
rethink possible. >>> the presidential election is down to the final two months. mitt romney and president barack obama are going city to city saying that the party sies and messages are different and you saw just how different in the republican and the democratic national conventions. t joining me is huffington blogger and i know that you watched both of the conventions and many people are talking about the perceived lack of diversity at the rnc and what did you make of it? >>...
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, meaning the president, and re-elected us. that's not a mandate to raise taxes. it's a mandate to work together. >> mandate to work together which means they may not go on their break which is expected. i heard the speaker tell you that he's going to tell you as well. quickly, dana, he's going to stay regardless of whether they go on break, right? >> reporter: right. and the question was the house of representatives is going to finish their work this week in about 45 minutes and it's only wednesday. >> right. >> reporter: they are going to go home. they are not going to be in session on thursday or friday. i asked the speaker whether that is got optics for the house to leave town while the fiscal cliff is so close in front of us and that is the answer, that he will be in town, ready, willing, and able to talk to the president at any time. so that was really the issue. the house republican leadership, i tell you, they say they simply don't have any legislation to put on the floor. that's why they are play sending their members
, meaning the president, and re-elected us. that's not a mandate to raise taxes. it's a mandate to work together. >> mandate to work together which means they may not go on their break which is expected. i heard the speaker tell you that he's going to tell you as well. quickly, dana, he's going to stay regardless of whether they go on break, right? >> reporter: right. and the question was the house of representatives is going to finish their work this week in about 45 minutes and...
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when barack obama was elected, his party controlled everything. they had the ability to do everything of their choosing and look at where we are right now. they passed the stimulus. the idea that we could borrow $831 billion, spend it on these special interest groups and it would work out just fine. that unemployment would never get to 8%. they said right now if we just pass this stimulus, the economy would grow at 4%. it' growing at 1.3%. >> when did you get it below 6%? >> that's the entire premise of our plan. getting the economy growing at 4%. creating 12 million jobs in four years. $90 billion in green pork to campaign contribute fors and special interest groups. just at the department of energy, there are over 100 criminal investigations that have been launched -- >> martha, look, his colleague runs an investigative commite, spent months and months going -- >> this is the inspector general. >> months and months. they found no evidence of cronyism. and i love my friend here. i am not allowed to show letters, but go to our website. he sent me
when barack obama was elected, his party controlled everything. they had the ability to do everything of their choosing and look at where we are right now. they passed the stimulus. the idea that we could borrow $831 billion, spend it on these special interest groups and it would work out just fine. that unemployment would never get to 8%. they said right now if we just pass this stimulus, the economy would grow at 4%. it' growing at 1.3%. >> when did you get it below 6%? >> that's...
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it will be a potent issue leading up to the election day but certainly well after that as well. >> you've got that right. not much being done there. thank you, mark. good to see you. >>> you can read more about asians and latinos as the fastest growing immigrant group. >>> here's what we're working on for this hour. >> a tv interview jerry sandusky gave months ago could end up in his child molestation trial causing big problems for the defense fl we'll play it for you. >>> allegations of a child sex abuse coverup in brooklyn's ultra orthodox jewish community and the rabbi fighting to bring it to light. >> we believe that one out of five children in your community have been molested? >> yes. we believe that. we know that. >>> and they're called the dirty dozen. a list of fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticide on them. what's on this year's list and how you can limit your exposure. we make meeting times, lunch times and conference times. but what we'd rather be making are tee times. tee times are the official start of what we love to do. the time for shots we'd rather forget, an
it will be a potent issue leading up to the election day but certainly well after that as well. >> you've got that right. not much being done there. thank you, mark. good to see you. >>> you can read more about asians and latinos as the fastest growing immigrant group. >>> here's what we're working on for this hour. >> a tv interview jerry sandusky gave months ago could end up in his child molestation trial causing big problems for the defense fl we'll play it for...
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today marks two weeks till the election. both mitt romney and president obama are hitting the campaign trail with new urgency. romney has been riding a wave after the first debate bichlt all accounts, president obama got the edge in the second debate. last chance for two men to go nose to nose in a race that's now too close to call. dana bash joins us, also from boca raton, florida, the site of last night's face-off. how was this debate different from the previous two? >> reporter: i think it was a flip of what you just described about the first debate. president obama was incredibly aggressive, snarky at times. mitt romney almost it looked like he was biting his tongue, trying not to be like that. both men understood it was clear that foreign policy is not high on the minds of voters and really wanted to make it about leadership. mitt romney came trying to show leadership of commander in chief. president obama came to make sure that didn't happen. time and time again, comments dripped with sarcasm. >> the biggest gop politi
today marks two weeks till the election. both mitt romney and president obama are hitting the campaign trail with new urgency. romney has been riding a wave after the first debate bichlt all accounts, president obama got the edge in the second debate. last chance for two men to go nose to nose in a race that's now too close to call. dana bash joins us, also from boca raton, florida, the site of last night's face-off. how was this debate different from the previous two? >> reporter: i...
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it's unlikely that in a formal election they're going to elect a democrat from south carolina to come to washington. hasn't happened in a while. my sense is that republicans will hold that seat eventually and whatever happens with jim demint. i was surprised that he decided to make that decision. we invited him to come on our show today and explain what's going on. i'm sure he's frustrated like a lot of conservatives are that president obama was re-elected for another four years and he worked hard to try to help romney get elected, help republicans and it's a source of frustration. a different challenge for him running a major think tank in washington and let's see how he does. >> for the time being it doesn't change the balance of power as the republicans aren't in control of the senate. >> there's a republican governor in south carolina and so she'll name someone in the short-term. i assume that's how it will work. once there's another election, i assume a republican will fill that seat. >> and i know you'll have much more on the fiscal cliff and any developments that hopefully we'l
it's unlikely that in a formal election they're going to elect a democrat from south carolina to come to washington. hasn't happened in a while. my sense is that republicans will hold that seat eventually and whatever happens with jim demint. i was surprised that he decided to make that decision. we invited him to come on our show today and explain what's going on. i'm sure he's frustrated like a lot of conservatives are that president obama was re-elected for another four years and he worked...
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we have been negotiating this six weeks, since the election. the president, when i talk to my republican sources say, look, the president hasn't put anything serious on the table still on spending cuts, ron. i think that's, you're right urkts bo, both sides have to give a little bit here, i haven't seen much give on the democrats' side of the aisle here. >> the inability to comp prom my keith stone to democrat circumstance todd, why don't you weigh in on this. what is your feelings with what has to be dealt with by not just this congress but 1913th congress, numerology could worry you a little bit. >> stephen hit the nail on the head, talk about the spending cuts, that actually is not even in existence right now you right now you the top line issue has been about tax revenues and increasing those tax and who it is going to him. realistically though, those spending cut russ critical because, like you said i martin, a debt ceiling of $16.3 trillion right now and you have to cut back, the big issue, what makes all of this so complicated is that if
we have been negotiating this six weeks, since the election. the president, when i talk to my republican sources say, look, the president hasn't put anything serious on the table still on spending cuts, ron. i think that's, you're right urkts bo, both sides have to give a little bit here, i haven't seen much give on the democrats' side of the aisle here. >> the inability to comp prom my keith stone to democrat circumstance todd, why don't you weigh in on this. what is your feelings with...
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it's been a basic post election posturing after what really generally is a status quo election. look, it is very cliche, ashleigh, the devil is in the details. democrats say they want to let tax cuts for those making $250,000 or more expire and the president campaigned on that two elections in a row. this time he says he means it. that would mean rates would go up. for the most part, republicans are saying that they may be okay with raising revenue, raising some taxes, but not those tax rates. i want you to listen to republican senator and patty murray on this. >> there's a right way to do this and a wrong way and speaker boehner was right that you have to have revenue on the table but that does not mean raising taxes. >> clearly we have the ability between now and the end of the year to not go off the cliff but we can't accept an unfair deal that piles all of this on the middle class and tells them they have to support it. >> now, of course there is room for compromise. raising taxes on the wealthy by closing loopholes instead of the tax rates, that maybe would please republica
it's been a basic post election posturing after what really generally is a status quo election. look, it is very cliche, ashleigh, the devil is in the details. democrats say they want to let tax cuts for those making $250,000 or more expire and the president campaigned on that two elections in a row. this time he says he means it. that would mean rates would go up. for the most part, republicans are saying that they may be okay with raising revenue, raising some taxes, but not those tax rates....
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do you think you've been more of a distraction to the obama re-election process than a help? >> not only do i not think that, i know president obama doesn't think that. i know that the senior advisers are surrounded president obama don't think that. when they've been asked on the record have said they have confidence in me and the references that you're talking about have all been these anonymous, you know, off the record, deep background commentary that you know, i mean, it's sort of typical for the political process and the right wing conservativelog es spear has done a gat job of trying to fan the flames for. i'm trying to do the best job i can representing my constituents here in florida and focusing on making sure that i can help president obama get re-elected, win my home state of florida and help democrats get elected up and down the beltway and i'm proud of my service both in congress as well as with the democratic national committee and i believe that president obama as well as his senior advisers are as well. >> thank you for coming on. you come on, answer the the q
do you think you've been more of a distraction to the obama re-election process than a help? >> not only do i not think that, i know president obama doesn't think that. i know that the senior advisers are surrounded president obama don't think that. when they've been asked on the record have said they have confidence in me and the references that you're talking about have all been these anonymous, you know, off the record, deep background commentary that you know, i mean, it's sort of...
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whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get on us ultimate of the jobs hole. >>> in syria, rebels say the government drop as bomb on a kindergarten and they claim it is one of these attacks in which tnt and nails are put inside of barrels. i don't spend money on gasoline. it's been 4,000 miles since my last trip to the gas station. it's pretty great. i get a bunch of kids waving at me... giving me the thumbs up. it's always a gratifying experience. it makes me feel good about my car. i absolutely love my chevy volt. ♪ have led to an increase intands i absoclinical depression. volt. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu >>> as brutal and deadly as the syrian crackdown has been, there is a new allegation. i want you to take a look at one
whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get on us ultimate of the jobs hole. >>> in syria, rebels say the government drop as bomb on a kindergarten and they claim it is one of these attacks in which tnt and nails are put inside of barrels. i don't spend money on gasoline. it's been 4,000 miles since my last trip to the gas station. it's pretty great. i get a bunch of kids waving at me... giving me the thumbs up. it's always a gratifying experience. it...
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the election is just six months away, but will this declaration sway many voters. in his interview with abc, the president denies he was moved by politics, but rather conscience, fairness and his own family. >> malia and sasha have parents whose friends are gay couples. and frankly, it's the kind of thing that prompts a change of perspective. you know, not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently, when it comes to the eyes of the law. >> cnn political contributor and strategist james carville is with me now from new orleans. good to see you, james. >> thank you. >> you write in an opinion call for cnn.com, the democratic party needs to wake the you-know-what up, your words, did the president and vice president just do that in your opinion on same-sex marriage, directing dialogue, kind of shaking things up? >> i think what happened, what i was addressing there is i would go around the country and people would tell me it looks like we've got this one in the bag. no incumbent, any way in the world, has anything in the bag in
the election is just six months away, but will this declaration sway many voters. in his interview with abc, the president denies he was moved by politics, but rather conscience, fairness and his own family. >> malia and sasha have parents whose friends are gay couples. and frankly, it's the kind of thing that prompts a change of perspective. you know, not wanting to somehow explain to your child why somebody should be treated differently, when it comes to the eyes of the law. >>...
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it's the cnn election express. it's been at all four of the debates. this state of the art bus is not just a bus. it's a production facility as well. check that out up there, a salt dish on top which means we use this bus as our transmission to beam our live signals right out of the debate site. this is where i'll be sitting during the debate. we'll be sitting in what's called press file where reporters from the u.s. and around the world file as they watch the debate. but there's a lot more to this room than just a filing center. this is also the spin room. this empty floor right now will not be empty after the debate. you will see top advisers from both the obama and romney campaigns here spinning and saying why their candidate won the debate. there's more. check this out over here. that's mitt romney's operation, their little stage there where they're going to have their surrogates talk to tv stations around the country. and the obama campaign, well, they have got the same thing on the other side of the room. >> paul steinhauser, it's great of you to
it's the cnn election express. it's been at all four of the debates. this state of the art bus is not just a bus. it's a production facility as well. check that out up there, a salt dish on top which means we use this bus as our transmission to beam our live signals right out of the debate site. this is where i'll be sitting during the debate. we'll be sitting in what's called press file where reporters from the u.s. and around the world file as they watch the debate. but there's a lot more to...
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folks, three more months until those november elections. you can keep watching the president, go to cnn.com/live. and now, roll the open. >>> as we continue hour two, i'm brooke baldwin. al qaeda may be plotting new terror, plots from the skies. police in southern spain have arrested these three suspected members of al qaeda. spain's interior minister said men were quote/unquote ready to act in europe. the spanish interior minis
folks, three more months until those november elections. you can keep watching the president, go to cnn.com/live. and now, roll the open. >>> as we continue hour two, i'm brooke baldwin. al qaeda may be plotting new terror, plots from the skies. police in southern spain have arrested these three suspected members of al qaeda. spain's interior minister said men were quote/unquote ready to act in europe. the spanish interior minis
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they elect a new president today. socialist francois hollande has beaten president nicolas sarkozy in a razor-close race. cnn's holly is live at hollande's headquarters in paris. what were the influences in the election? >> reporter: well, basically the economy, the eurozone debt crisis. nicolas sarkozy is just one of about a dozen european leaders who's been driven from office because of this debt crisis, because of persistently high unemployment in the region. it's a new chapter for france. francois hollande is now the new president. he's a socialist. it's the first time in about a generation that this country has had a socialist president. men maerns are not familiar with francois hollande. he's never head a very high position. he's been an elected official from a small region in france. although he's been in politics his entire life as a member, and a leader of the socialist party. so how will things change? the big issue for france is how it will strike a deal with germany to solve this debt crisis in this region
they elect a new president today. socialist francois hollande has beaten president nicolas sarkozy in a razor-close race. cnn's holly is live at hollande's headquarters in paris. what were the influences in the election? >> reporter: well, basically the economy, the eurozone debt crisis. nicolas sarkozy is just one of about a dozen european leaders who's been driven from office because of this debt crisis, because of persistently high unemployment in the region. it's a new chapter for...
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. >>> and of course, a race for the white house, just 24 days until election day, shannon, we know mitt romney spent the morning getting ready for tuesday night's debate. what is the president doing today? >> the president is hunkering down, in debate camp, pretty much today. at williamsburg, virginia, obviously, he wants to win virginia again as he did in 2008. but we don't expect to see him publicly today, he is hunkering down with his debate team, as you mentioned. romney is holding two events in ohio today. around that, don, he is also meeting up with his debate advisers and did some debate prep this morning. he will be returning back to boston later on tonight to do some more preparations. >> i know that every time we come to you guys, it seems like you political guys, you and paul steinhauser, you have numbers. >> always polls, always polls, we live by the polls. >> what do you have? >> a little bit of a surprise, you may appreciate this run in arizona, of all places, you know that arizona is pretty much a republican state. no democratic president has gotten its vote except bill c
. >>> and of course, a race for the white house, just 24 days until election day, shannon, we know mitt romney spent the morning getting ready for tuesday night's debate. what is the president doing today? >> the president is hunkering down, in debate camp, pretty much today. at williamsburg, virginia, obviously, he wants to win virginia again as he did in 2008. but we don't expect to see him publicly today, he is hunkering down with his debate team, as you mentioned. romney is...
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can will there a transitional government formed and then elections but we're still not at that stage yet, suzanne. >> do we think he's bringing anything to the table that kofi annan did not who failed in brings these sides together? >> yes. and in failed, it may be a matter of timing. certainly the matter of violence has an eastbound. 40,000 report lid dead. brahimi has not had that success either but he's plugging away. he's been the man in the field from the u.n. from haiti to yemen. he's not going to give up at the moment, but the key is russia perhaps may be pulling slightly away from president assad, wa wanting to get something resolved but moments ago it was said that the plan that brahimi said could happen in a few months. those same games going on in the diplomatic front. >> we've seen this. we've seen reports from others including arwa damon, the civilians who have died in the air strikes outside of the bakeries just to get bread. the amount of casualties. i mean in the hundreds now. just looking at the carnage and the numbers and just the loves lost, does that make this pea
can will there a transitional government formed and then elections but we're still not at that stage yet, suzanne. >> do we think he's bringing anything to the table that kofi annan did not who failed in brings these sides together? >> yes. and in failed, it may be a matter of timing. certainly the matter of violence has an eastbound. 40,000 report lid dead. brahimi has not had that success either but he's plugging away. he's been the man in the field from the u.n. from haiti to...
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history to survive a recall election. and another nod to a republican governor. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie's full-on embrace of president obama for helping sandy-ravaged new jersey came days before the election and had no noticeable effect on the presidential race, but some republicans think christie didn't have to be that efuse sieve. they'll remember if his name pops up in 2016. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: from the say what category of entries comes a combo team, missouri senate candidate todd akin and richard murdoch of indiana. >> life is that gift from god, and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> republican dreams to take control of the senate in 2012 had dwipdalled throughout the year, but akin and maur dock prett
history to survive a recall election. and another nod to a republican governor. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie's full-on embrace of president obama for helping sandy-ravaged new jersey came days before the election and had no noticeable effect on the presidential race, but some republicans think christie didn't have to be that efuse sieve....